Millennials Outraged as Boomers Recommend Rice Cereal for Babies – Here’s Why

The original poster (OP) starts the thread by asking, “What’s up with people recommending rice cereal? I was on the phone with my mom, and she’s said, why don’t you give her some rice cereal?” OP shares that she is only breastfeeding until her baby is 6 months old, and that the baby already seems like she doesn’t need to breastfeed any longer.

Most Say This is Outdated Advice

One user said, “My mother-in-law started pestering us about putting rice cereal in her bottles while I was still pregnant and it drove us nuts. I was going to exclusively breastfeed, so where was I supposed to put the cereal?

Most Say This is Outdated Advice

Another said, “It’s a boomer thing – just ignore it. It has little nutrition, fewer calories than milk and has been found to be high in heavy metals.”

Most Say This is Outdated Advice

One other comment supported this point of view, saying “Because that’s what they did 30 years ago. Hell that’s what they did 15 years ago. Things change but people will offer advice on their own experiences.

Anecdotal Evidence of Good Effect of Rice Cereal

Although most of the responses are that of annoyance, one user shared her positive experience using rice cereal. “My baby has really bad reflux, like dropping percentiles due to loosing calories from spit up, but still gaining."

Anecdotal Evidence of Good Effect of Rice Cereal

She added that the people giving these advice lived in a different time, saying, “It’s kind of like when my husband’s grandma told me I should be done breastfeeding and [my son] should be on juice and milk by now.

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